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Synonyms & Antonyms of befriending
- He befriended the new student.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for befriending
- associating,
- chumming,
- companying,
- consociating,
- consorting,
- fraternizing,
- hanging (around or out),
- hobnobbing,
- hooking up,
- messing around,
- palling (around),
- running,
- sorting,
- traveling
- (or travelling)
- affiliating,
- allying,
- attaching,
- banding,
- bonding,
- clubbing,
- collaborating,
- colluding,
- confederating,
- conjoining,
- connecting,
- cooperating,
- coupling,
- ganging,
- getting along,
- getting on,
- grouping,
- interrelating,
- joining,
- knotting,
- leaguing,
- linking,
- mingling,
- mixing,
- rallying,
- relating,
- siding,
- socializing,
- teaming,
- tying
- (or tieing),
- wedding
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for befriending
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“Befriending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/befriending. Accessed 21 May. 2022.
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